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Sebastian Pinder, 50, who is among those who use the service, said: “There are many patients living in Preston, Hedon, Paull and surrounding villages that currently attend the podiatry clinic at Rosedale.

“A high percentage of patients affected are in their seventies and eighties age and do not drive or have access to a car.

“There is not the public transport available in the villages to facilitate this move.

“My elderly parents currently use the service and are very upset.”

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Mr Pinder and his parents rely on public transport and he says it would be difficult getting to alternative services at Withernsea or Beverley.

He said: “None of us drive.

“We are all diabetic and we need to go to the podiatrist to get our feet checked for any problems.

“Withernsea and Beverley are quite a distance. We don’t have very good public transport, buses have been cut recently so we are very concerned.”

Patients fear the podiatry service for foot care is to be cut at Rosedale Community Unit, Hedon (Image: Peter Harbour)

Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart is taking the issue up with CHCP.

He said: “Over the years many of my constituents have told me how they rely on their regular foot care appointments at the Rosedale Unit in Hedon; I know how much this service means to people, and I want to see the podiatry clinic remain open.

“When I heard earlier this month that City Health Care Partnership were thinking of closing it I wrote to them immediately.

“In their reply they tell me that they are considering retaining the Podiatry Clinic in Hedon but that they are still finalising their plans.

“Clearly, this means that the Rosedale Unit is at risk and I will be making further representations immediately to the chief executive to make sure he is in no doubt that my constituents and I want the podiatry clinic at the Rosedale Unit to stay open.”

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A CHCP spokesman said: "City Health Care Partnership CIC started providing community health care services in the East Riding of Yorkshire on 1 April 2017 and we have worked closely with East Riding of Yorkshire CCG and a range of partners and patient groups to develop our proposed model of care delivery.

"Currently our proposals are to offer a full range of planned treatment services, including podiatry, at 8am to 8pm centres in Withernsea, Hessle and Driffield and also in 24/7 Centres (which incorporate planned and out of hours services), proposed urgent treatment centres in Goole, Beverley and Bridlington and planned services at Hornsea.

"We are also looking at additional provision in other areas such as Hedon to ensure that each locality has access to responsive and effective services, based on clinical need.

"We are currently awaiting feedback from the Secretary of State for Health in relation to the outcome of the urgent care consultation, which affects our plans to improve planned patient care.

"As such, we are still in the process of finalising plans for Rosedale unit in Hedon, which may include the continued provision of podiatry clinics."